#1CULTURAL DIVERSITY IN INDIA Department Jawaharlal Geograp Marina Langkam#2CONTENTS Introduction ➤ Religion and spirituality Languages Festivals Performing Arts Dance Music ➤ Architecture Cuisine ➤ Clothing Department Jawaharlal Geograp Marina Langkam#3. INTRODUCTION The culture of India refers to the way of life of the people of India Amazing cultural diversity throughout the country • India's languages, dances, music, architecture, food and customs differ from place to place within the country Department There is hard/rlal Neh and unique India's any culture in the world that is as varied Marina Langkam#4. RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY India is one of the most religious countries in the world with large and active populations of Hindus (80.45%), Muslims (13.43%), Christians(2.34%), Sikhs (1.86%) and others Unlike in the West where one's faith is considered "private", Indians tend to display their religion prominently Geograp Deparious are looked upon rather People who are suspiciously A person's diet are all Swaharon, style of dress, marriage partner, and based on religion Marina Langkam#5Religion and Spirituality contd... Family Family Family plays a significant role in the Indian culture. For generations, India has had a prevailing tradition of the joint family system. It is a Marriage system under which extended members of a family - parents, children, ❖ Namaste the children's spouses and their offspring, etc. Marriage For centuries, arranged marriages have society though men and women have alwadi in Indian had the choice of who they want to marry. Even today, the vast majority of Indians have their marriages planned by their parents and other respected family- members, ents, and other respected family- The divorce rate is extremely low compared with about 50% in the United States. The arranged nacaste epartment of ages generally have a much lower divorce rate. Barlaamaste Namaste, namaskar or Namaskara or Namaskaram, Vanakkam Nomoshkaar is a common spoken greeting in Indian subcontinent. Namaskar is considered formal version than Namaste but both express deep respect.Taken literally, it means "I bow to you",word is derived from Sanskrit (namah): to bowand (te): "to you".#6LANGUAGES Language ...not so simple in India... ■India has 21 officially recognised languages which is only 2 less than the European Union! "Under constitution, Hindi and English are official languages of the state 6% 4% 4% 3% of depgrapk ollege, Pas Pasha 5% Two major linguistic familiartmen 7% Indo-Aryan (74%) and Dravidian (24%) Jawaharal Neh 8% 8% 9% 46% Hindi Bengali Telugu Marathi Tamil Urdu Gujarati Kannada Malayalam Oriya#7FESTIVALS List of Selected Festivals Hindu Festivals Baisakhi Basant Panchami Diwali Durga Puja Holi Janmasthami Karwa Chauth Mahashivaratri Makar Sankranti Naag Panchmi Ganesh Puja Navratri Rakhi Christian Festivals 17. Christmas 18. Ester 19. Good Friday Sikh Festivals 20. Guru Nanak Geography ge Pasigha Muslim Festival 22.Bakra Eid 230 Eid-ul-fitr 24. Muhorram Buddhist Festival 25. Buddha Purnima Jain Festival 26. Depahavir Jayanti Festivals Dependence Day Jawahar.Republic Day Ramnavami 29.Gandhi Jayanti#8Department Jawaharla n Geograp Pasigna#9PERFORMING ARTS Indian dance too has diverse folk and classical forms. Among the well hat folk dances the 4 of Acabat chhahe of of Orissa, Bihu of Departmen arkhand, Odisi awaharlal hoomar of Rajasthan, dandiya and garba of Gujarat and Lavani of Maharashtra.#10Kathakali (kerela) Lavani (Maharastra) Garba (Gujarat) Bhangra (Punjab) Kuchipudi (Andhra Pradesh) Courtesy hap datastore00.16000humb4F6259655A5464955BELECOM 72 548dskSytyt D.Lavani-Dancers perferre at the son of lavani-song Mae Jac-BE NOW SER SAMAAR--Rangshards Auditorium-Marat Image Courtesy http blog meraevents.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/www.meravents com 40 pg Jawaharlal Neha rtment of Geor Colleg hat Copyright PicturesIndia.com mage Courtesy hip tostonas.com bac2012/wp-intentuploa:20040589782-p Marina Langkam Pictures India#11Ghoomar (Rajasthan) Bharatnatyam (Tamil Nadu) Kathak (Uttar Pradesh) Cheraw Dance (Mizoram) Bihu (Assam) теме. epartment of Geogr Nehru Colleg Marina Langkam#12ARCHITECTURE Indian architecture has evolved through various ages in different regions of the country. Apart from these natural and obvious evolution from the pre- historic and historic periods, evolution of Indian architecture was generally affected by the emergence and decay of great empires and dynasties in the sub-continent. Department of Geography Jawaharlal Nehru College Pasighat#13Department of Ceography waharlal Nehru College asighat Cuisine How to eat Indian food#14IMPORTANT DISHES OF INDIA Makke ki roti and sarson sa saag (Punjab) Dhokla (Gujarat) Vada Pav (Maharashtra) Litti Chokha (Bihar) Dal Baati (Rajasthan) Departmen Jawahara Neh eography lege Pa Marina Langkam#15Important dishes of India Contd... Hyderabadi Biryani (Andhra Pradesh) Masala Dosa (Tamil Nadu) Vindaloo (Goa) Momos, Thukpa (Sikkim) Apong (Beer) (Arunachal Pradesh) Iromba (Manipur) Jadoh (Meghalaya) Department Jawaharlal Geography ru College Pas at a Marina Langkam#16CLOTHING Traditional clothing in India greatly varies across different parts of the country It is influenced immensely by local culture, geography and climate. Popular styles of dress include draperment Nehru garments such as sari for women and Dhoti or lungi for men; in addition, stitched clothes such as churidar for women kurta- pyjama and European-style trousers and shirts for men, are also popular. phy lle Pasighat#17De en Colla мечеме! www.esamskritt.com Marina Langkam#18Department Jawaharlal Nehru Geograp THANK YOU Marina Langkam